Stephen Lloyd Show in Evanston - June 7th, 2013

Please join us at our Evanston shop this Friday, June 7th from 6pm to 9pm for our opening reception of Stephen Lloyd's Acrylic Abstracts exhibit!

Here is a look into Stephen's vision: 

" My inspiration comes from the sights and sounds around me.  Through my love of nature, land, sea and sky and how they change color, shape and sound, I draw the impetus for my work.  Spontaneity is a key ingredient in the forms I present; for the same could be said in nature.  Working with different colors and combinations of colors is also a key and an important one in creating mood.

Since life to me is a spiritual journey to be shared, I try to inject my innermost feelings (emotions), into everything I do.

Because I have an Interior Design / Architectural background, I also draw inspiration from urban landscapes, interior decor, fashion and music.  All of these touch the senses and find their way into my expressions. "

You can see more of his work on his website: http://stephenlloydfineart.com/SL/Welcome.html

OPRF Student Show at Frame Warehouse Oak Park

Each year the Oak Park River Forest High School Art Department recognizes student achievement in the arts with a show at our Oak Park store.  All art disciplines contribute to this event.  Awards are given by the teachers to their best students. Frame Warehouse contributes all the framing for the event.  The framed pieces are then installed at the high school where students and faculty enjoy them during the following school year.  At the end of the year students are given their framed art to take home.  A great time was had by all!!!! 

 

Walter Burrows Show in Evanston May 10th, 2013

Please stop in our Evanston store Friday May 10th, 2013 to meet Walter Burrows from    6 pm to 8 pm.​ Walter is a Chicago artist and owner of Burrows Moving Co.

Walter's Mother, Margaret Palmer Burrows was a well known Chicago artist. His grandmother, Mary White Palmer, great grand mother and his sister, Wendy Burrows Carlton, are artists as well. "It's in my blood," says Walter, when asked about his gravitation toward painting.

Walter loved to draw as a child and did many Under Water scenes. Walter started painting approximately 37 years ago and sold his first piece for $120 in about 1979.

Walter's style is Metaphysical Surrealism and he paints in acrylics on both canvas and paper.

You can see more of his artwork at burrowsartgalleries.tumblr.com

Hamer's Honored by Burpee Museum

​Paul and Sis Hamer were honored recently by being asked to be involved in the Rick's Picks exhibit at The Burpee Museum in Rockford, Illinois.  Rick's Picks is an exhibit of the life and work of Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick fame. This incredible creation of the Burpee Museum curators and Jay Graham of Graham/Spencer celebrates, in a very creative way, the genius behind one of the world's great bands.​ 

Paul and Sis are grateful to Rick Nielsen for all he has done to make this one of their most memorable years.​ Thanks Rick!!!!!

Paul Hamer is the founder of Hamer Guitars and built many of the guitars that Rick Nielsen uses in concert and recording. Video interviews of Paul are on ​Ipads on the plexiglass displays of the guitars he built.

Though the the exhibit closed on April 14th , 2013 it will be traveling soon to a museum near you.

Paul Nebenzahl at our Evanston Store

​Artist and musician Paul Nebenzahl will have an art opening at our Evanston store on Friday March 29th from 7 to 9 pm. Join us in welcoming Paul and see a new art form being born.

​"Evanston native Paul Nebenzahl began painting with watercolors 20 years ago. His initial subject matter was the Italian countryside.  He started painting in acrylics ten years ago, and began printing his drawings done on the iPad over the past two years.  His work ranges from studies of flowers and birds, of water tanks, of portraiture and of imaginary cityscapes.  His more abstract iPad drawings have been printed on glossy photographic paper, which reproduces their luminosity well.  A seasoned musician and a focused poet, Nebenzahl has always been interested in the visual arts as a means of both deep personal introspection and broad external social consciousness."